12:19 AM,
Dec. 5, 2012

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With elaborate gardens and shimmering waterfalls, the Gaylord Opryland Hotel is an oasis of overindulgence. It's the site of baseball's Winter Meetings, and it's over-the-top by design.

But inside its massive white walls, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is finding a very different sort of playground.

"It's a very limited sandbox to play in," Cashman said on Tuesday, his first full day spent trying to find a new third baseman after announcing that Alex Rodriguez will miss the first part of the season because of hip surgery. ...